St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-01

at once exercise the functions of a political
body. 1t had governor and all other
state officials on hand, and an alleged duly
constituted legislature in session. 1t is
true only a minority of the members re-
sponded to the CALL but that fact was
trivial. The anomaly was presented of a
political machine, claimed to be real live
thing, and not a mere iInage-a rag baby
and yet unlike some dolls, it could not even
wink. The members of the legislature
were scared lest it might attempt to wink,
and they ran away. But if it is
A BONA FIDE STATE,
pronounced such by its trainers, with all
restrictions severed, there is no occasion for
a legislature to instruct its officials to dis
charge the functions of their offices. 1t is
an absurdity for the legislatme-a mere
branch of the tree-to attempt to dictate
when state shall be state; as well might
the midwife tell the child when it may begin
to breathe. There is 10 doubt that Gen.
Campbell and the radical element in control
would attempt to operate the state machine
if they felt confidence that it would be rec
ognized and sustained by the masses of the
people in its limits. But they are more
than less than majority of the voters Of
the South who voted in favor of
the original convention-that an over
whelming majority of those who
milton voted down the proposition
to operate state before the consent of
congress was obtained. They know that
the people are loyal and law abiding, and
will not sanction an attitude of even NOM
inal disregard of the national authority. and
that the laws and orders of such a state
government would not be obeyed, and the
whole thing would be but a farce to be
laughed off the stage. Whatever may be
said i'll messages or proclamationS there is
no intention on the part of those who hold
the wires to bring on collision with the
territorial or United States authorities fur
ther than to make up a case to get into the
courts, or an issue to present the country
and gain chance to play
THE KANSAS MARTYR" ROLE.
Gov. Church is not likely to be embarrassed
in his administration by attempts to Oper-
ate another government in his jurisdiction.
He will not need to call out the Dakota
militia to put down rebellion. But there
is of late real and growing alarm over the
bill in the house for the admission of four
states from the leading territories. This
measure seems to the country fair and
reasonable settlement of a veXed question,
and it is reported that many Of the Repub-
licans in congress are likely to accept it.
The provisions of the bill are so liberal
that the Dakota state leaders would not dare
to trust it to the people-hence the emer-
gency that requires the Huron state to be
magnitied so as to attract attention at
Washington and defeat the Springer
bill in the senate. The fact is hardly ques-
toned that the people of the territory are
SO eager for statehood that they would ac-
cept whatever measure promised the speed
lest attainment of that end, whether it
provided one or two states for Dakota. A
vast majority of the people want statehood
without or with division, while a faction
want division first and at all events and
admission afterwards. They are only will
ing to trust the matter to the people after
they have made up the issue.